How to Cancel Your Windows 10 Reservation

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Right-click (or tap and hold) the white Windows logo in your taskbar.

   If your system qualifies for a free Windows 10 upgrade and/or you have already made reservations for an upgrade, you should see a white Windows icon at the right end of your taskbar.
   
   This is the “Get Windows 10” icon.
   
   Right-click or tap and hold this icon.
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   Step 2: Select “Check your upgrade status.” When you right-click the white Windows icon

   Click (tap) “Check your upgrade status.” This will open a new window labelled “Get Windows
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   If you do not see “Check your upgrade status” in the context menu, then you have not yet made a reservation for a Windows 10 upgrade, so you have nothing to cancel. , On the top left corner of the “Get Windows 10” screen, you will see an icon consisting of three small horizontal lines colored blue.
   
   This is referred to as a hamburger icon, which indicates that there are hidden options available.
   
   Click (tap) this icon and a grey options menu will slide out. ,, Click (tap) on the link.
   
   Clicking (tapping) on the “Cancel reservation” link will take you to the next window, which says “Wait, really? Cancel?” Confirm that you want to cancel your reservation by clicking (tapping) the “Cancel reservation” button on the lower right side of the screen.
   
   You will be asked to wait, and after a moment, the window changes to one that says, “OK, reservation cancelled.” You’re done.
   
   Click (tap) the “Close” button to exit the window.
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   Step 3: a context menu pops up.

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   Step 4: Click the blue icon consisting of three small horizontal line.

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   Step 5: Select “View Confirmation.” You can see “View Confirmation” underneath the heading “Getting the Upgrade.” When you click (tap) “View Confirmation

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   Step 6: ” the grey menu will disappear and a new window will appear that says “Your upgrade is reserved!”

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   Step 7: Click “Cancel reservation.” On the screen that says “Your upgrade is reserved!” you will find the “Cancel reservation” link in a smaller blue font on the left side of the “Close” button.

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